20/08/2026
I love this time of year in Melbourne, Australia. The blossoms, the fragrance, the promise of warm days, sun kissed walks, and moments of joy with family and friends in my garden or beyond.
I particularly love these trees when they flower. The bees 🐝 love them too!
I walk out into the sunshine and often hear the busy buzz all around. It makes me smile! The bees are happy and heavy laden with pollen, reminding me that we carry what we choose to rest or gaze upon. 💖
My heart sings every time I enter my gate, and I praise and thank Him for the splendour!
“Enter into his gates with thanksgiving, and into his courts with praise: be thankful unto him, and bless his name.”—Psalm 100:4
It reminds me to lift up my head in praise 😊
“Lift up your heads, you gates; be lifted up, you ancient doors, that the King of glory may come in.”—Psalm 24:7 & 9
For those who will ask, the trees are Cercis canadensis ‘Avondale’ it blooms early on in Spring, has beautiful green heart shaped leaves, and does a second bloom after bringing in the leaves, 🍃 it’s golden colour in autumn 🍂 and of course bare in winter.
Beth Kennedy